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    Local Mail Server Help

    Thanks for the reply. I have not experimented much with the SMTP settings on the DVR, however i think it is likely it will accept any server bar any compatibility issues, and although i could put it on the network with VLAN's, unfortunately my current setup (Router etc) will not support VLAN's...
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    Local Mail Server Help

    Hello, I have a very cheap CCTV DVR that i bought some years back, and yes, it is rubbish. It will be replaced at some point, but for now it works. However, i would rather like it to send me E-Mail alerts, but there is no way i am connecting in to the internet, because it is so FULL of...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 keeps defaulting to allow remote access

    Hello, thanks for the reply. As far as i know, there should not be anything (legitimate) that would be opening RDP, but i will dig through appwiz etc again to see if i spot anything, although i don't know how to specifically identify the software that may be causing it... as a "precaution" i...
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    Windows 10 Help with VBA Web Queries Excel

    Hello, thanks for the suggestion 👍 However, when i try and use this code, i get the following error (Shown in screenshot) I have tried to debug the code I.E i have changed the URL, added a comma here and there, added quotation marks here and there, tried a few semicolons, etc, however with no...
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    Windows 10 Help with VBA Web Queries Excel

    In Excel, i have a Userform. On this Userform is a Command Button, and a Label. When i click the Command Button, i want excel to perform a web query, and then put the output into the caption of the label. The web query is simply a .txt document on a webserver, containing one line of text...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 keeps defaulting to allow remote access

    I have a laptop running Windows 8.1 Pro, and i am experiencing a problem with it Allowing remote connections (RDP). A while back i noticed that port 3389 (RDP) was open or whatever on this laptop when i scanned my LAN. I know RDP can be a security risk, and i don't need it, so, i opened the...
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    File Server for Windows

    OK, i understand, thank you for the clarification. So is the best way to set it up to create a user on the Windows 10 server for each person that i want to give a SMB folder to, and then share a folder on the "Main" user, and "Give Access To" the various users? So will that end up with Say...
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    File Server for Windows

    Firstly, you say "Samba is the only one I know that supports SMB save for Microsoft OSes". I guess that you mean unless you're on a MS OS, Samba is the only thing that supports SMB, although i may have misinterpreted your answer. While this is right, what i am looking for is a piece of software...
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    File Server for Windows

    Looking to setup a file server/file share on my LAN. I have a Windows 10 machine that i can use as my server, and it is NOT a possibility for me to install another OS, so no Linux etc. I have tried various file share methods: I don't want to use windows inbuilt SMB file share system as its a...
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    Windows 8.1 How to make Batch Script run a command when it gets a response to ping...

    Ok so i want a batch file that will run in the background and ping a few servers, and then if it gets a response from any of these servers (If it is able to communicate with them), it executes a command. It will be running on a machine that in normal operation has no internet (WAN) access, (For...
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    Windows 10 Help with W7 theme for W10

    Hello, i was wondering if anyone knows of another source where i can download the files [HERE: Windows 7 Theme for Windows 10 by WIN7TBAR on DeviantArt] Any help appreciated Thank you
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